>see pic related being storytimed on /a/ every now and then
>decide to pick it up
>its actually really good
>get to the final chapter
man what the FUCK was that? is the message that being a samurai fucking sucks and isnt worth it? what about the toad nigga and the girl with steroid clit? did i miss a chapter somewhere?

the message is that you shouldn't let homosexuality dominate your life

>>280503615 (OP)
the manga is based on a book and only covers the first arc, which is why the manga doesn’t do anything to resolve the side stuff like toady and super clit

>>280503615 (OP)
>is the message that being a samurai fucking sucks and isnt worth it?
The message is told you directly in chapter 1: feudalism is a system that can exists only where a few sadists in power make a lot of masochists suffer. It's a critique of the samurai, which is nothing more than a slave that gives away his humanity to become a tool of murder for a system that doesn't give a fuck about him.
>what about the toad nigga and the girl with steroid clit?
If you notice, every strong samurai is deformed: six-fingered, blind and lame, amputee etc.
Those two are just part of the moral: the samurai is a monster, a beast, not a human being, something disgusting.

>>280503842
>the manga is based on a book
The manga only uses the book narrative as a framing device, 90% of the stuff was made up by the mangaka

>>280503615 (OP)
the message is stay away old men with dementia, their crazy daughter, and guys who castrate themselves at the drop of a hat.
also watch out for twinks or something

>>280504167
>guys who castrate themselves
You should never trust an enuch in all circumstances.

>>280503615 (OP)
>>its actually really good
That is a lie.

>>280503615 (OP)
>is the message that being a samurai fucking sucks and isnt worth it?
Yes, the entire book lays it out loud and clear in its's first fucking chapter.

see you at christmas

>>280503855
>feudalism is a system that can exists only where a few sadists in power make a lot of masochists suffer. It's a critique of the samurai, which is nothing more than a slave that gives away his humanity to become a tool of murder for a system that doesn't give a fuck about him.
Yes, it's about toxic masculinity and authoritarianism.
Thank science we've moved past that and unaccountable elites don't exist in our liberal democracies.

>to them the fight was a joke

>>280506749
i got caught up in the rivalry and didnt think the author would actually fucking commit to it so hard in the end.

>>280507923
Christ man despite your thinly veiled asshurt orver "Bushido bad" you're like halfway there to understanding the book

>>280507923
It's much harder for them to just murder you with impunity now, that counts as progress. Unless you're one of those masochists who wants a samurai to test his sword on you for kicks.

>>280503615 (OP)
japan seems to have gone through a 'samurai were actually bad and not noble' movement, probably as a result of wwii and the suicidal mentality that the military had. ichigeki does something similar with knocking off that rose tinted romantic image people have with the caste system. but on the other hand there's ooku and all the Shinsengumi manga's that lionise the period.

reality is its probably somewhere in the middle, terrible for most people but stability has its value. just like every other culture from, knights to pirates and Vikings, cowboys and Rome

>>280507775
dump kakugo no susume this time

>>280508083
>>280508185
That final chapter sure is soul crushing. The official record completely erases the depths of their struggles and the pinnacle of strength each of them achieved. And then there's that bit to appease the lord's whims by utterly trampling Gennosuke's pride all under the guise of samurai spirit. What a beautiful spectacle of despair. It's no wonder the author was like "I need a break from this despair" and didn't adapt the rest of the fights.